| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 60 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 12 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Sep 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 Apr 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 15 September 1956. |
Commands listed for HMS Alacrity (U 60)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Clutton-Baker, DSC, RN | 6 Feb 1945 | Nov 1946 |
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Notable events involving Alacrity include:
3 May 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Alacrity (Lt.Cdr. J. Clutton-Baker, DSC, RN), HMS Rother (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B.H.C. Rodgers, RNVR), HMS Widemouth Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Macalister, RNVR) and HMCS Matane (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.J. Jones, RCNVR). (1)
4 May 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Alacrity (Lt.Cdr. J. Clutton-Baker, DSC, RN), HMS Rother (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B.H.C. Rodgers, RNVR) and HMCS Matane (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.J. Jones, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20332
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.